Minnesota Timberwolves Star Anthony Edwards threw down one of the nastiest dunks of the NBA season Monday night against the Utah Jazz.
With 5:35 left in the third quarter, the Jazz turned the ball over and the Timberwolves started on a quick counterattack. Edwards moved the ball up the floor then drove to the basket.
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Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, #5, beat Utah Jazz star John Collins. (Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports)
He received the ball just above the foul line, and Jazz forward John Collins was the only defender in the key trying to stop Edwards. Collins jumped with Edwards, but to no avail. The former Georgia star slammed the ball at Collins – sending the Utah Crowd in a frenzy.
Collins was cautioned for a foul on the play as the dunk went viral on social media.
“HIM,” Dwyane Wade wrote on X.
“No, it’s crazy lol,” Boston Celtics Star Jaylen Brown also wrote on the social media platform.
Minnesota won the game 114-104. Edwards scored 32 points in the win, including 25 in the second half.
“I thought I was going to miss it because I wasn’t close to the rim, but somehow God wanted it for me,” Edwards said after the game.
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, #5, watches the Utah Jazz during the fourth quarter at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on March 18, 2024. (Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports)
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Edwards added that he idolized Vince Carter’s dunk abilities and always wanted to experience a moment like that.
“It gives me chills, man, because I always dreamed of throwing myself at someone like that,” he said.
Edwards and Collins were both injured during the dunk. Edwards dislocated his left ring finger and returned to the locker room to put it back in place during a subsequent timeout. Collins was ruled out of the game with a head contusion.
“He’s always been a guy that can really turn a game around,” Minnesota coach Chris Finch said. “He knows when to raise. He knows when to make the big play. Can sometimes make it out of nothing. But now he’s a lot more refined in what he does. He’s a little calmer, he doesn’t rush as much .”
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, #5, warms up before the game against the Utah Jazz at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on March 18, 2024. (Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports)
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Minnesota improved to 47-21 this year. Utah fell to 29-39.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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